Quoted message said:Ill try to answer your questions as best as I can, but its 4am and I was
about to go to bed, but tomorrow I'll be able to answer any and all
other questions you have, so here we go.
1. How do you get sponsored? You ask, through e-mail, or some type of
form you fill out, like at 661, I did a combination of both, used the
form and sent e-mails back and forth asking questions and getting know
more about the company. I suppose you could call but I think an e-mail
would be best.
2. What steps do you take to get sponsored? Well, you gotta make sure
you want to be sponsored to help the company, and not yourself, you
dont want to be sponsored to get free stuff, its mainly about
advertising and endorsing their company and brand. Like, when your
sending an e-mail, give details how you got in the sport, how long
you've been doing the sport, and what style you ride, then tell how you
use their product, tell them how much you like it. Tell them that you
tell other people that their product is the one to get, kinda suck-up
to them, but be truthful. Also, add some pictures of you wearing or
riding their brand. Let them know your gonna be a good sponsor and
spread their brand name to many, many people.
3. How do you chose a company? It depends, what company would work for
you? Like, you dont want to choose Torker if you ride a KH, I choose
661 because I wear their product almost everyday, go to them for all my
protection and guards, I refer them to everyone look for guards or
likewise products. Try to choose the company that you will benefit from
most, and they will benefit from you most. Which one can you be helpful
to the most?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being sponsored? There
really isnt any disadvantage, most times you'll get free stuff, shirts
or stickers, probably a discount on items you buy form them, and you
can proudly say you are sponsored. You really can't go wrong.
5. How do you have to stand out from the pack in order to be sponsored?
Well, you could be one of the best riders, and not get sponsored.
Really show that you can advertise their product better than anyone
else, show them that you already have referred them to other people,
and that those people later on went to buy their product. Just make
sure they know that you will work as hard as you can to endorse them
and their products.
That pretty much covered your questions I hope, make sure to be
professional in your e-mails, and use a spell check to make sure you
spelled everything right, punctuate your sentences, the look it over a
few times to catch some things the checker will miss, like spelling
from as 'form' a checker wont catch that, and that is one mistake I
tend to make, but I am getting better. lol
Well, I am gonna go to bed now, goodluck with your sponsorships!
Oh wait! There is a site called sponsorhouse.com, you go there and make
an account, and its like a Myspace, but for athletes looking for
sponsorships, they have companies that sell fruit drinks, all the way
to big time companies, like FOX Racing and others like that, so you can
also try that.
